Missing Chandigarh Children Found at UP Railway Station, Police Begin Retrieval Process

December 25, 2025

Chandigarh: Two children who went missing in Chandigarh have been found at a railway station in Uttar Pradesh. They are currently in the custody of the GRP, which then informed the Chandigarh Police. The Chandigarh Police have now set out to retrieve the children. They disappeared while playing outside their home.

According to the police, the families of the two missing children live in Raipur Khurd and were supporting their families by working as laborers in Chandigarh. One child studies until the third grade, while the other does not attend school.

CCTV Footage Shows Children Leaving Together

CCTV footage has also surfaced in this case, showing both children leaving.

In the footage, one is seen with his hand on the other’s shoulder. This CCTV footage is from the same neighborhood where the children live with their families. According to the police, Ayush is 12 years old and Ishant is 8.

Inspector Hariom Explains How Children Reached UP

Inspector Hariom, in-charge of the Mouli Jagran police station, said that the two boys took a bus from Chandigarh to Ambala. They then boarded a train to Gorakhpur and Lucknow. When the GRP police arrived and found the boys alone, they questioned them, but they were unable to provide any information. The police then detained them.

After this, the Chandigarh police were informed. During this time, the father of one of the children, Ayush, was in Lucknow and took his child, Piyush, with him. The two had not been involved in any conflict with anyone.

Children Identified as Ayush (12) and Ishant (8)